How to eat the FASTer Way

The FASTer Way food plan is pretty simple. Eat whole foods. If it came from the ground or had a mother, you can eat it!

Avoid dairy and gluten. These are very inflammatory foods, so eliminating them from your diet will help a lot with getting your body healthy!

If you’re interested in trying the FASTer Way but you’re wondering what you can eat when you start the program, this post is just for you!

In a nutshell, the nutritional strategy of FASTer Way to Fat Loss includes intermittent fasting (which is basically an eating schedule that limits your food intake to an 8-hour window) and carb cycling (which is a varying intake of carbs throughout the week—some low carb days, some higher carb days).

On the intermittent fasting schedule, I usually eat two bigger meals and a small snack or two instead of three meals and two or three snacks.

If you really like breakfast foods, you can still have them when you break your fast! Just stick to gluten-free versions of your favorite foods. Some delicious options are:

Black coffee

Herbal tea

Banana pancakes

Oatmeal with nuts and berries

Eggs

Sausage

Bacon

Hash browns

Smoothie/smoothie bowl

Granola

Protein based shakes

Some snack options include:

Nuts

Seeds

Veggies and clean ranch

Veggies and hummus

Dried fruit

Jerky

Energy balls

Fruits (low glycemic fruits like berries, pears and apples are recommended, but all are approved)

Kale chips (homemade or store bought)

Apple chips

Hard boiled eggs

Dinner is the easiest meal for me to have the most variety (but you can eat any of these to break your fast, and any of the breakfast foods I listed are great for dinner)

Any high-quality meats including:

Grass-fed beef

Wild-caught seafood

Free-range Chicken

Pork (including bacon!)

All vegetables, especially leafy greens and cruciferous

Gluten-free grains

Quinoa

Millet

Amaranth

Buckwheat

Oats

Legumes

Beans

Lentils

Peas

Peanuts

If you’re wondering what you’ll eat for dinner without bread, pasta and cheese, there are still lots of delicious options! A few easy meals include:

Tacos

Wraps

Broiled fish

Steak

Cobb salad

Blackened shrimp salad

Pot roast

Chicken salad

Pork chops

Stuffed peppers

Beef stew

Now that we’ve listed all the healthy foods, we can’t forget about the treats! It is totally okay to have a treat on the FASTer Way eating plan! We just limit how many we have, but go ahead and stop by your favorite bakery and have yourself a donut! I always have my weekly treat on leg day of the workout plan since that’s the highest calorie-burning day of the week.

If you’re still not sure how to put it all together, here’s a sample 7-day meal plan.

Saturday

Sunday

Are you hungry yet?? If you’d like to try out the recipes in this sample meal plan, they’re in the FASTer Way To Fat Loss cookbook! And if you’re interested in learning more about the program, you can clickhere for more information.

Some of the fabulous benefits I’ve been enjoying from participating in FW2FL are:

incredible fat loss and unbelievable body composition changes

increased energy, stamina and strength

better digestion and less bloating

better sleep and improved mood

This lifestyle has been a blessing for me and I hope it will be for you, too!

After seeing your posts this summer,I tried out the program for two sessions and had amazing results.My age is in the latter part of the fifties and my metabolism had tanked! The Faster Way really works even if you are older! I parted ways with dairy and at least 27 pounds in 4 months. I made this a lifestyle change and the weight continues to drop.( Maybe not so much over the holidays!) Thanks for sharing your journey Cyndi!

You look amazing, Cyndi! Thanks for sharing about your new lifestyle. I think eating that way is the best we can do for ourselves and the ones we love. I love today’s quote. Especially when people don’t understand we should honor our health, and they see it as marely an act of vanity. 🤗

How do you like VIP? I’ve done 2 rounds of FWTFL and just signed up for Jan 1st round but now wondering if I should instead try VIP? The only thing I don’t like is the daily FB posting, but I know it needs to be done for accountability. I want to try VIP, but I can’t pay for it every month. Do you think I should just do another regular round? OR try VIP? You are the one who inspired me to try it out!

Carrie, I did three rounds of FWTFL because I didn’t think I was ready for VIP. I probably could have just done 2 rounds and then VIP. I like the VIP for it’s accountability and I have lots of questions but will probably try it on my own in February. There are a lot of ladies in VIP & I have gone a week without posting… hope that helps.

Hi Cindi, I did a round of TFW over the summer after reading your and KBstyled’s experience. I was in a slump and needed something to motivate me to get myself back in shape. I can’t say I strictly follow the eating part of the program but can say I think it really does work! I got back in great shape, am more conscious about my food choices and get a lot of compliments on how great I look! You are an inspiration and a great role model!

I just got diagnosed with MANY new food allergies….including gluten, dairy, eggs and the list goes on and on. Its been so very difficult and I’m still having a hard time figuring out different things to make for meals but learning. I’m much more limited to foods than you are in this program. I have to eat 3 meals a day and snack to have enough to eat. Doing other things also to hope to relieve my migraines I’ve had for years and years with no relief. I haven’t been on this long, but starting to get some migraine relief already. Now to be able to get well enough to begin to exercise on a regular basis without triggering a migraine. Its been hard. Glad this program you found works for you. Thanks for sharing all the infor. I’m sitting on the couch this AM sick with a cold and all I’ve heard the last 2 days of being sick is about exercise. 🙁 LOL Not going to happen right now. 🙂

Cyndi thank you for posting this! I have done the FWTFL since reading about your success and enthusiasm for the program. I have had great success and am trying to figure out how to live this as a lifestyle – I don’t want to lose any more weight but continue to eat healthy and to tone and build muscle. I don’t always have the time to exercise all 5 days.

One question for you that I have posed in the group also – your meal plan looks like Amanda’s. On the days when I eat like that I am way under on my calories. I have to eat ALOT to hit my daily calorie goal. I think your meal portions must be bigger than what I am eating. Maybe?
thanks again!